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Reds Go Green

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Can the world's biggest polluter become the world's biggest producer of plug-in electric cars?

This week Video Journalist Adrian Brown travels to China, where an electric hybrid car is in the pipeline which could change the face of motoring.

The 'Build Your Dream' corporation, or BYD, is producing a car which runs up to 100 kilometres on a fully charged battery from a household power outlet.

Critics say it's just another eco-friendly hybrid. But BYD disagrees, claiming no other car has been able to travel that many kilometres on battery power alone.

It's already got the backing of billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett, who's paid $US230 million for a nine per cent stake in the company.

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On air: 5th April 2009

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